Agricultural implement.



c. E. SAQKETT. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. I9. I9I6 1,21 1,241. Patented Jan. 2,1917.

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WITNESSES INVENTOR.

C. E. SACKETT. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT. APPLICATION FILED IAN. l9. I916. 1,21 1,241. Patented Jan. 2,1917

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Patented Jan. 2,1917.

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don K C. E. SACKETT.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT. APPLICATION min um. :9. 191a.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

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HITNESSES C. E. SACKETT.

AGRCULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. l9. i916.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

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[NVEN TOR.

GHARLES E. SACKETT, OF DANBURY, CONNECTICUT.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

Application filed January 19, 1916.

To all whom it may ('(IIi((7'/L.'

730 it known that .T, CUAHLEH I haoun'rr, a citizen of tho. Unitotl Status, rositlingl at Danbury, in tho oounly ol' Fairliohl :llltl State of Connecticut, haw invontotl a now and usoful lniprotolnont in Agrioultural Imploinonts, of \\'l)l('ll tho following is a spooifioation.

My invention rolatos ospooially to snoh agricultural iinplomonts as aro intonilotl to plow, pulrorino, l'ortilizo, ainl soot] tho lntnl in ono passago oror it. ainl has for its ohjoot, to PIUYltl a fully proparotl sootllioil in ono. oporation, and to avoid tho trampling or packing of tho soul-boil in wholo or in part.

])rawn{/s.-1 iguro 1 roprosonts an out Sitlo oloration on. tho lantl-sitlo ot tho iinploinont, all oporatiro parts but tho traotion system boing ltllhttl for transportation; Fig. 2 is a front \'iow of tho salno; Fl". 3 is a roar \lOW al'tor oponing tho tirs-t lnrrow. tho. sootlingapparatus lvoing l'tlllHYt'tl to show tho rolatiro position ol' tho pulrorixing whool aml sub-soil plow as it turns tho soil into tho whool; tho lillltl is shown in soot-ion; Fig. -l is a tlotail \iow ol tho tortilizing rocoptaolo inonntotl on tho l'raino tll rootl) oror tho puhorizing \\hoo| uhon in nso; Fig. 5 is a oolnploto outsiilo oloration of tho furrow sit lo. of tho intploniontall op oratiro parts at. work; tho land is shown in so-otion; Fig. 6 is a roar \iow of tho sanio. the land ])ttSbttl o\'or boing plowotl. pnlrorizotl, sootlod and rollotl in tho ono passago of tho imploniont; Fig. 7 is a tltlnll riow of tho plow boaln inolosotl in its guhlos. whioh aro clit upon in sootion. 'lhis \'io\\ shows tho. niothotl ol' loworing, raising ainl looking the plows by lorors: antl tho wiro oahlos by whioh t hoir woightis balanooil; Fig. a is a (lot-ail of a lltltttl loror with a sog'lnont of rack showing looking notolyos; l ig. J is a riotail ol' ooniploto'raok for tour hantl lorors with nuinborotl notohos showing position ol' oporatiro. parts; Fig. 10 is a tltlnll of tho pulrorizing whool cross liars, showing intornal pulrorizing tooth ttlttl sootion ol' whool l'ini showing atljnstability of bar spaoing: Fig. 11 is a plan \'iow of tho. working platfornrof tho. iinplolnont; Fig. 12 is a plan riow just bolow tho. working ilattorni, showin method of stool-lug, anti the balancing of all operative parts by wire cablos passing ov'er alloys to balance weights on the traction side of thciimplomont.

Specification of Letters Patent.

l'atontod Jan. 2, 1917.

Serial No. 72,966,

'lho invontion more particularly consists in iinproronionts on tho art comprising tho following Unitotl h'tatos patonts which woro issnotl to too: No. JZOJTU :lllLl No. 320,177 both tlillt'tl Soptonihor 250, 1879; No. 322,603. (lltltll Dooonibor It], 1879; No. 2533,80!) tliltttl ()otohor ill, 1580, No 3135, 170 tlatotl Mart-h 1.3 1881; No. 268531) tlatotl Uoooinlior l2, lhkw'fl; No. LTJhlS unit No. 379319 both tlnlotl .ltlllo lt ltlh l.

1 is rortangular l'rann' oonslrnotoil prol oral|l ol uppor antl lowor stool ohannol l tzllllh :tHll uprights. suitably I'lHtt'Ll togothor to torn] a still' l ralno, atlaptotl to ho ropollotl li traotion powor. (Boo l igg's. 1 and 1;). 'lho franio is (llYltltd longitudinnll by uppor antl lowor lioanis 2, into a land traotional Stt'tlflll, and an ororhanging l'urrow sootion, whioh is tliritlotl also longitudinally h uppor :Hltl lowor boanis 3, whioh assist in tho support antl oporation ot' rarions inotnhors portaiuiiw to that sootion.

'lho lantl sootion of tho lralno. is supportttl lttll'\\:ltlll on a traction rollor l. and l'o|\\'nrtll on a pivotal stooring rollor 5. 'lho l'ranio is nnulo still onough antl \l'ltlt onongih tor thoso tral'tion rollors to also support tho ororhanging l'nl'row sootion ol' tho l lilllll ainl to t't\l'l' its woight a atltloil tl'aw lion l urro.

Hoouroly lltlllttl to tho uppor :Hlll lowor lo||; "itn tlinal hoxnns 3, and tltllt'lltllltg' vortioally liolow thoin. aro two plow boain guitlos ti antl T, tsoo Figs. 5 and l2, also tlttilll Fig". T). in whioh tho guitlos l3 alnl T aro shown in \'tl'tlt:\l sootion out opon to tlisoloso tho inolosotl plow lNtHH I with nptnrnotl ontls ll. 12, whioh Hllt lt \ol'lionll within tho glntlos tllltl proront an tonilonor of tho hoani to got out ollongitudinal lorol: whilo tho sillos ol' tho guitlos hohl tho lioaln lirntly against any tooth-nor to got out of lator al or horizontal ltHl. in hand plowin thoSo tonilonoios haro to ho m'oroolno by oonstatlt lnusonlar strain upon tho plow halnllos. To plow hoani It) is soourotl a plow 13, its olli'co is to opon-a first l'urrow in atlranoo ol a l ulvorrmnn' whool wlnoh IUllS'Hl tho bed of tho furrow inatlo h this plow. in all of In prorious inrontions as aboro rooitotl, tho

absonoo of this plow, or its immobility, was a fatal dofoct.

ln tho throo figures uboro roforrotl to, a soooml adjustable plow 14' is shown also attachotl to plow beam 10, in admnoo. of plow 13; its use is only to divide the out of land horizontally in opening first furrows in heavy land; its use is optional according to the nature of the land.

llow beam 10, and its attached plows, are raised or lowered in the vertical guides by means (see detail Fig. 7) of a vertical bar to. one end of which is pivoted in the plow beam. its other end is attached to the right angle cranl; levers ii, 18, pivoted in the frame of the implement. and operated by a connecting rod l8), pivoted to one end of the levers. and terminating at its other end in a hand lever 20, (see Fig. 3} secured in the operating rack of the implement. Plow beam 10. and its attached plows, are also raised by means of the wire cables 21, 2'2, passing over pulley 23, 21-, attached to the frame. and terminating in balance weight 25. on the traction side of the implement. tSi-e Fig. 112). This method leaves nothing but a little friction to overcome in handling the plows.

'lhe plows being chisel pointed a little pressure on the hand lever enters them in the land to the depth of furrow desired, while the operating rack system holds them in position until released; a stop bolt at the lower extremity of the guides prevents low cring the plows too far.

It will be observed, that the guide memhers besides holding the plows in operative rigidity exert the full thrust of the power propelled frame upon the rear end of the plow beam in plowin and also on the front-end, in witlulrawing the plows from the land, to make turns, or reverse the action for any cause.

Securely bolted to upper and lowcrdpngitiulinal beams 2, and depending from it, are a similar pair of plow beam guides 8, and D, which inrlose a plow beam 26, to which is attached a sub-soil plow 27. To the same beam in advance of this plow is adjustably secured a slt'im plow 2B; plow beam 26, and its attached plows are inclosed and operated in its guides (see Fig. 12) in. the same mannor as shown in detail log. 4. lhe sub-soil plow is located beside the open side of a pulwrizing wheel 29. (See Fig. 3.) Ilhis wheel is located in an adjoining furrow nreviously opened by plow 13, as heretofore described. The share of the sub-soil. plow na-cts the pulvcrizing wheel centrally; its oldhoard i'fllifolllls to the periphery of the wheel rearwardly; and is substantially braced from the plow landsidc by braces 30, to JUHllllti the soil turned into the wheel un til. it is pulverized. and discharged rearwardly from the wheel to fill the open furrow behind it. The otlice of the skim plow in advance .of the sub-soil plow, is to skim a thin cut of sod, weeds, or stubble and turn it into the open furrow before the pulverizing wheel, to he rolled by it into the bed of the furrow, leaving only cleared soil to be turned into the pulverizing wheel by the subsoil plow; which soil is discharged rearwardly through the openings in the wheel. upon the weeds rolled. down by it; thus burying them the full depth of the furrow below a covering of finely pulverized son which is making the best use of them as fertilizers.

llow beam 26, with its plows is operated by vertical bar 31. crank levers 32, 33 (see Fig. 5) and connecting rod 34, terminating in hand lever 55. its weight is balanced (see Fig. 12) by wire cables 36, 37, passing over pulleys 38, 39, attached to the implement frame, and terminating in balance weight 4-0, on the traction side of the implement.

The ollice of pilot plow 13, after opening the first furrow, is to travel thercafteein the open furrow left by the sub-soil plow, and keep it clear of any earth that may roll back into it in advance of the pulverizing wheel. It is therefore termed a furrow clearing plow; while the sub-soil plow is the essential furrow turning plow; and the skim plow, a surface clearing plow. These plows are so designated in the claims. The combined use of these three plows and the pulverizing wheel. is essential to the plowing and pulverizing of a single furrow.

In front of the frame of the implement is carried a shaft 41, (see Figs. 2, 5, and 11), on which is mounted a series of rollers 42, to roll down weeds or stubble; between the rollers at predetermined furrow widths, is secured to the side of the rollers, a series of dish cutters 3, whose ofiice is to slice the sod or soil into furrow widths in the manner'usual to plow colters; making easier the opening of the furrows. In this implement the ollice of the series of cutters, besides dividing the land into furrow widths, is to cut weeds or stubble into short lengths to be turned by the shim plow under the pulverizing wheeh They have an additional use being sunk deeply into the land of acting as anchors, to prevent the drag of the plow (being all on one side of the implement) from dcllccting it from a straight line furrow, which is desirable. This tendency to deflection, may also be overcome by setting the steering roller a degree or two against the. drag of the plows. The rollers, cutters, and the shaft on which they are mounted, are, lowered or raised by means of guide posts 44, in which the shaft is journaled; and which slide vertically in boxes 45, attached to the frame of the. implement; they are operated by bar 46, crank levers 47, 48, and connecting rod 49, terminating in hand lever 50. The weight of the roller mecha- 125 nism is also balanced by wire cables 51, 52, passing over pulleys 53, 54, attached to the frame of the implement, and terminating in weight 55, on the. inside of the traction seetion.

On the working platform of the im lement is located an operators seat 75, see Fig. 5) in front of which is a steering wheel 76, which operates by means of suitably geared connections 77, and worm shaft 78, (see F ig.,12) the worm quadrant 79, which is made fast to the pivot 80, of the steering roller. 'On his platform also, is suitably .laid down (see Fig. 11) the internal combustion motor 81; whose driving shaft 82, operates at right angles the sprocket chain wheels 83, 84, and s rocket chains 85, to drive the sprocket wl eels 86, (see Fig. 1) made fast to the aXle 87, of the traction roller.

A tank 88, for liquid fuel is secured under the operators seat. In close proximity is a. segmental operating rack 74, (see Figs. 1 and 5) in whlch the operating levers slide; the surface of this rack has numbered notches showing at what depth of soil the plows are working (see detail Fig. 9).

The pulverizing wheel is located in the implement as prominently shown in several of the figures; its constructive details having been described in previous applications, only its improvements are described here- -in. To each end of its axle 96, are pivoted substantial swing bars 97; the other extremity of the bars is pivoted in the frame of the implement at 98, (see Fig. 11), thus giving the pulverizing Wheel an independ ent automatic vertical movement, and a positive longitudinal propulsion coincident with the movement of the frame of the implemcnt in either direction. The wheel cross bars 99, are provided with internally projecting teeth 100, preferably of steel castings with the bars. The bars are spaced in the rims of the wheel so that the teeth alternate, as shown in Fig. 10. The rims are provided with a series of bolt holes as shown, so that the cross bars may be spaced to suit any degree of pulverization. As the teeth always are below the soil being turned in upon them by the plow, the rolling action of the wheel constitutes a continual forking of the soil which makes field tillage by this process analogous to hand forked garden soil.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An implement as characterized comprising a power-propelled frame; a furrowturning plow operatively connected with and laterally extended from the land side of said frame; a furrow-clearing member operatively connected with said frame In advance of the working position of and at the side of said furrow-turning plow for clearing a previously formed furrow; an earth-pulverizing apparatus propelled by said frame in the following path of said furrow-clearing member and at the side of said furrow-turning plow for receiving the earth turned by said furrow-turning plow;

a surface-clarlng plow disposed in service clearing, and surface-clearing plows being disposed below the overhanging section of said power-propelled frame, and having independent vertical movemcnts, relative to said frame and to each other, said earth, pulverizing apparatus having an automatic voluntary vertical movement relative to said frame, the earth discharged from said earth-pulverizing apparatus refilling the furrow behind it above said surface growth; and means following said earth-pulverizing apparatus to level the pulverized earth deposited in said furrow behind said pulverizing apparatus, thus preparing said furrow for immediate seeding.

2. In an implement as characterized, the combination of means for working a plurality of furrows, me of said furrows being previously formed;' means for receiving the earth from the furrow being turned, and pulverizing said earth; means for delivering the surface growth of the land being prepared onto the bottom of the cleared previously formed furrow; means for refilling the previously formed furrow with pulverized .earthand for forming and finishing a bed for immediate seeding; means for operatively connecting said above-mentioned means, said connecting means embodying a ower-propelled frame divided longitudinal y into land and furrow-sections, said furrow section overhanging the furrows to be worked, said furrow section being supported laterally by the land section of said frame; and means mounted on said frame for placing each of said means into active or inactive position and for operating the same.

In testimony whereof, I, Cannes E. SAoKn'r'r have signed my name to this s ecifieation in the presence of two subscri ing witnesses, this seventeenth day of January,

CHARLES E. SACKETT.

Witnesses:

S. E. STEVEN,

B. A. WORDEMANN. 

